get a grip on

Idioms  

1. Also, have a grip on. Obtain mastery or control over something or someone. For example, Get a grip on yourself or the reporters will give you a hard time, or, as Arthur Conan Doyle put it in Sherlock Holmes (1894): “I have a grip on the essential facts of the case.” This expression transfers a firm physical hold to emotional or intellectual control. [Late 1800s]

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get a grip on

Investors are skeptical that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will be able to fulfill promises to get a grip on France’s finances before the presidential election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But successive governments have struggled to get a grip on defence spending.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

There are broader geopolitical reasons for the U.S. to get a grip on Latin America.

From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026

The government has been urged to get a grip on long A&E waits with campaigners saying it is the rot eating away at the heart of the NHS.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

But the iron monsters couldn’t get a grip on any of the pages.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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